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A new Banksy artwork paying tribute to NHS workers has appeared near the emergency department at Southampton General Hospital in England.
The artist left a note for hospital staff, which read: "Thanks for all you're doing. I hope this brightens the place up a bit, even if it’s only black and white."
The piece depicts a boy who appears to have thrown away his Spider-Man and Batman action figures in favor of a new favorite: an NHS nurse.
Heavyoak
They need to make that figure and sell it with profits going to nurses
titslapper327
Honestly thought this was a scrubs episode
dekket
"has appeared"? It was brought in quite officially.
beguilingkittenpants
Symbolism and sentiment aside that is just... the cutest picture. Probably my fav banksy work already.
hockeyham
3 weeks from now it will self-destruct
YoutubeArchivist
I'd sell it. I like how that makes the gesture grow. He made a beautiful gesture and it does double duty providing real physical care.
RachaelDanger
This is cool but I didn’t get the impression the boy tossed the other toys. It kinda looks like he’s playing with his “heroes” (nurse too).
md22mdrx
I’ve never understood why people adore this vandal and criminal. If you or me did what he does, we’d be arrested, not celebrated.
PrinceCharlesvx
Surly the person who collects Banksy art knows what he or she looks like?
Imalwaysready
I'm not a huge Banksy fan, but he does know how to cut straight to the heart of the matter with his art. Well done.
harmlesskiller
Good Guy Banksy
tegknox
That's really a fine thing he did there. I hope he arts some more. Thanks for highlighting
Imalwaysready
He is a true arter.
NIGELW18
CCTV cought a glimpse - us Brits love this guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfr64zoBTAQ
NawaKam
How do they know for sure it's him?
Uptownfunkyourbutt
That's where I was born!
smorsdoeuvres
BigTittyJesus
I wonder if it will shred itself when the pandemic is over
TheJoshGriffith
Pretty pessimistic of me but I have a horrible feeling this is gonna get stolen before it reaches that charity auction.
cheesecutter
This is good. His vandalism is bad.
ImFeelingRatherThorny
Best way to show appreciation is fight for better funding and better wages. Or thoughts, prayers and claps, they'll do too.
saboten13
This is great but my god I must have seen it posted a thousand times on different social media now. Not that it’s bad to post here
SexDrugsandSausagerolls
I'm only just seeing in now if I'm honest!
saboten13
Yeah and that’s why I don’t generally bemoan reposts. Always new to someone! But I’m from UK so my insta and fb is flooded with it lol
SexDrugsandSausagerolls
Hello fellow Brit!
TapiocaMartini
Don't be surprised if it lights itself on fire or something in the next few months. This is Banksy we're talking about.
SpartanStatic
That was to someone that wanted to buy/own his work. This was a gift.
flashedjunkmind
Didn't it go up in value bc of that?
DiminishingCapacity
So far he proved himself as a good-natured troll, not a sadistic kind.
Phischstaebchen
I wonder if he likes that his stuff is stuff is sold in less than a week after creation ?
W92Baj
He's donated it with the express permission for it to be sold
Phischstaebchen
Ah
chancellorthwack
I think there is an underlying point. The NHS hero nurse figure will inevitably also be thrown away again by the kid (society) at some point
smorsdoeuvres
I think you’re quite right about this. Thought provoking. One of the many reasons I love this artist.
3timesaday1
Interesting insight. Whether banksy intended it or not. It still holds true.
Alittledistantshiningstar
Been lucky to see three works in the flesh, his art is excellent and this gesture is really charitable.
khazaria
Spray paint over it.
PickleDemon5
Sorry to be that guy but his art is mediocre at best, its just his popularity that makes it "excellent" he copied blek le rat
mymidlifecrisiswasat23
He does work on flesh too?
theweezel69
I don't think this is charity, this seems a lot more like reverence.
RationalDiscourse
Things can be two things. Sometimes people are charitable out of reverence. How do you think churches stay open?
DogInBoots
Hope they get to keep it.
ProbablyAGoat
This is so absurd. So a tagger/graffiti artist, some how, is never seen, but can put a painting up, in the middle of a hospital, STILL 1/2
ProbablyAGoat
have it go back to him? HOW, oh is it his art style? LOL damn those aren't hard to copy. (Imo is just another name for an increase in 2/3
TenaciousMe
Who would question a man in overalls and a mask putting up a picture?
ProbablyAGoat
So they have ZERO cameras of him doing it? and that kinda proves, you can't prove it's actually him, but it will still be sold for a fat $1m
Beepity
Seriously. All he needs is a clipboard to set down first and he's basically invisible.
ProbablyAGoat
a market item, like Gucci or fuckin' SUPREME)
ProbablyAGoat
Love being down voted before even done lol sorry muh bois ya wrong.
RationalDiscourse
Ok, lots to unpack there... (1) he doesn’t have to be the actual person installing the piece. This appears to be something done off-site ¹
MissPizzaDemon
Why is no one wearing a mask in this video?
TheGreatBlueHeron
That is an interesting and excellent question.
W92Baj
Because its the UK. The govt fucked us
SirChucklesLaughALot
There's a shortage of PPE, a lot of doctors have sourced it for themselves or had it donated to them rather than receive it from government.
SirChucklesLaughALot
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52519339
hismarcmaterials
NHS worker- while correct about government's failures on ppe, this does not look like an area where masks would be necessary or helpful
SirChucklesLaughALot
True true
hismarcmaterials
NHS worker- from the looks of it, it's a corridor. Not a covid ward. The masks are best saved for those that actually need them, and /1
hismarcmaterials
Any staff working on covid wards will be decontaminating to the point that they could leave the hospital and go home before leaving that /2
hismarcmaterials
Ward. There's no need for that level of ppe in that area, and if this hospital is anything like mine ppe is fucking precious.
onegalnamedsal
Southampton is my local hospital - that’s the floor with all the cafés on outpatient clinics on so nobody external will be their hence why
hismarcmaterials
We're not too far apart. Raising a whiskey to you tonight. See you on the other side.
DoctorWhoots420
I like this. But it doesn't really look like Banksy.. Is it just me?
maskaya
haters gonna hate
ImNotSureBut
Deliberately subdued.
JohnSnot
Maybe it will shred itself in a week or two
akhzoz
The way the child is holding the doll, makes me think it isn’t
DoctorWhoots420
Same.
pwnz805
It’s posted on his Instagram so Seems legit
Yoda1PositivityStar
He left a note as well
whitepolarbear
i mean... i could write a note too... Am i banksy?
colfish
Stand alone complex time!!
smorsdoeuvres
Groose
Dude on the phone
smorsdoeuvres
Your face when your private commission at the auction just got shredded in a publicity stunt.
smorsdoeuvres
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/watch-14-million-bansky-painting-shred-itself-soon-it-sold-180970486/
Barkinsons
I still think realistically it's even more valuable now
smorsdoeuvres
It’s worth double I believe.
Danack
The sale went through, so they still got commission:
Danack
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/oct/11/woman-who-bought-shredded-banksy-artwork-will-go-through-with-sale
smorsdoeuvres
Do you think he knew that at the time? If a piece is damaged before transfer to the buyer they don’t have to pay. (I worked for auctioneers)
barleypops73
I assume some asshole will try and steal it.
greyspears
Yes i will.
taytothief
And it will be a hospital exec
Ioncethoughtthat
Guess not, it will just shred itself.
Inarticulated
That entire freaking wall is being stolen as we speak
Yellowboy66
Have you been to Southampton? That is definitely getting stolen. I give it a week.
fatjeff1980
Southampton boy here. Remember the Banksy painted on the wall in bevois valley a few years back? One of the neighbours painted over it.
hickchick19817
Is art burglary still a problem? ?
RationalDiscourse
Bruh, yeah. No doubt.
jinbee
It's Southampton, some areas if you drive too slow they'll have your wheels off.
THEcableguy
Where there's people, there's crime. His artwork happens to fetch a hefty price. It's def getting stolen if they don't secure it somehow.
RationalDiscourse
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/apr/23/caught-on-video-van-gogh-painting-stolen-in-sledgehammer-raid - that’s just the first ¹
RationalDiscourse
Article I tripped on when I typed art theft 2020 into google. Additionally, there’s an entire FBI division dedicated to art theft. I assume²
RationalDiscourse
Interpol has an even larger/more aggressive division dedicated to just that in Europe. If you think about it - it’s a pretty big payoff ²
RationalDiscourse
Crime. Some of these pieces are worth millions, if they’re even assigned a “value” (given that so many aren’t for sale). Almost all art is ³